Dealing with Instructors and tough classes.

Go talk with your instructors! They will have posted office hours and this is a good time to meet with them (don’t forget to fill out an interpreter request form!) Explain to them if you are having difficulty in the class and talk with them about ways to improve. DO NOT wait until midterms to go talk with them… instead, see them early and often! Making sure your instructor knows your name and who you are will be a big help!

What irritates instructors?

• Sleeping in class.

• Excuses

• Not going to class.

• Lack of responsibility.

• Not reading the syllabus.

• Not handing in work on time. .

Memory Tips

Make your own flash cards! If you have to memorize formulas, information or vocabulary, flash cards are a great way to test yourself.

Highlight important information in your textbook and pay extra attentions to words or phrases that are in bold.

Make up acronyms or mnemonics to recall information (i.e. Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally = Parentheses first, then Exponents, then Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction).

Succeeding in Class

Read the material BEFORE you go to class. This way, you will recognize new vocabulary and have a better idea of what will be discussed in class.

Here are some web sites that might be helpful:

• http://depts.gallaudet.edu/Englishworks/
• http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
• http://homeworktips.about.com/
• http://www.ohiou.edu/aac/tip/